Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Cylinders are charred due to an explosion at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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